Published 1997 by Prometheus Books

Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Reverse Discrimination? Copyright © 1997
by Francis J. Beckwith and Todd E. Jones. All rights reserved. No part of this pub-
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Affirmative action : social justice or reverse discrimination? / edited by Francis
J. Beckwith and Todd E. Jones.
p. cm. — Contemporary issues ( Amherst, N.Y.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 1-57392-157-2 (paper : alk. paper)
1. Race discrimination— United States—History— 20th century. 2. United
States—Race relations. 3. Afro-Americans—Civil rights—History— 20th cen-
tury 4. Affirmative action programs—Law and legislation— United States. I.
Beckwith, Francis. II. Jones, Todd E. III. Series

E185.615.A592 1997
305.8'00973—dc21

97-25098
CIP

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